The Yellowjackets Season 2's Disturbing Suggestion About Lottie's Psychiatrist

While Lottie's therapist seemed capable, firm, and helpful in the brief glimpses we got of their sessions, we have to remember: he's not really Lottie's therapist. In Episode 4, Lottie remarks to her, "It's weird Dr. Graham didn't tell me he was taking a sabbatical", implying that whoever she is talking to is actually a substitute, whose appearance was a surprise.

It's easy to overstep such an innocuous line on a show where blood and guts are literally thrown at the camera every other scene. But that little seed, planted comfortably in the back of most viewers' minds no doubt, sprang like a wild, thorny vine from its husk to draw attention to this episode. The adult survivors eventually all gathered at Lottie's compound. A dual sense of apprehension and anticipation lingers through a noisy night of drinking and memories. A series of deleted scenes in the latter part of the episode show Lottie confiding in this therapist that she feels "one force" has brought them all together. The therapist asks if Lottie felt "the most authentic" when she was in the woods; perhaps she was the one who semi-consciously wanted the reunion. It was the most difficult time of her life, but perhaps that is precisely what made it the most rewarding: the most alive she had ever felt. It's dark, but fair.

Their exchange turns from dark to strange as the therapist asks, "Tell me, is there anything precious in this life that doesn't involve risk? Or loss? Or consequence?" " Lottie responds, "Are you saying what I think you're saying?" She then transforms into the Antler Queen and asks, "Does a hunt without violence feed anyone?" before disappearing. Oh oh.